#  Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds 

 





April 15, 2026

 

 

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*A technician drilling into a piece of a skull to obtain powder from which DNA could be extracted in David Reich’s lab at Harvard University. Credit: Kayana Szymczak for The New York Times*Reporter: Carl Zimmer

Published: April 15, 2026

Link: [Full Text](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/science/human-genes-natural-selection.html)

*Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes.*



 

 

 



 

 

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